Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080232655 | Apparatus and Method for Assisting the Diagnostic Evaluation of Images - The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for assisting a doctor in assessing a potentially pathological structure, such as a tumor ( | 09-25-2008 |
20080269598 | Identifying Abnormal Tissue in Images of Computed Tomography - An imaging method for identifying abnormal tissue in the lung is provided, comprising the recording of slice images of the lung by means of X-ray radiation, recording of blood vessels, differentiation of blood vessels and abnormal tissue, segmentation of the abnormal tissue and display of the segmented abnormal tissue on an output device. In addition, a computer tomograph for identifying abnormal tissue in the lung is provided, having a radiation source for recording slice images of the lung and blood vessels by means of X-ray radiation, a computer unit for differentiating the blood vessels from the abnormal tissue and for segmenting the abnormal tissue, as well as an output device for displaying the segmented abnormal tissue. Furthermore, a computer program is provided for controlling a computer tomograph for an identification of abnormal tissue in the lung by means of a radiation source, designed to record slice images of the lung and blood vessels by means of X-ray radiation, to differentiate the blood vessels from abnormal tissue, to segment the abnormal tissue and to control an output device for displaying the abnormal tissue. | 10-30-2008 |
20080285822 | Automated Stool Removal Method For Medical Imaging - A registration process that allows for assessment of deformation in the gastrointestinal region is provided. The registration process includes a classification process that classifies image data into the type of material imaged. The registration process further includes an automated segmentation process that allows for identification of the materials in the imaging region and allows for removal of objects, such as stool, from imaging data to allow for registration of images. | 11-20-2008 |
20080310583 | Cardiopulmonary Screening with Feedback From Analysis to Acquisition - In a medical screening workflow, a patient is disposed on a patient support ( | 12-18-2008 |
20090147001 | COMPUTER PROGRAM TO OUTPUT CONTRAST ENHANCED MEDICAL IMAGE DATA - A string of computer instructions is presented to output medical image data containing voxels representative of contrast enhanced material, and arranged to operate on a first object data set comprising voxels depicting contrast enhancement, whereby it segments a sub-set of voxels in the first object data set which voxels describe contrast enhanced vessels, and uses the results of the segmentation to partition the voxels depicting contrast enhancement into a first group of voxels describing the segmented vessels and a second group of voxels describing the remaining contrast enhanced voxels, and uses the partition to output a second object data set comprising voxels depicting contrast enhancement in which the difference between the voxels of the first group and the voxels of the second group is identifiable. It is particularly advantageously applied to dynamic contrast enhanced breast imaging. | 06-11-2009 |
20090148008 | PLANAR ANGULAR VISUALIZATION OF THE BRONCHIAL TREE | 06-11-2009 |
20090177444 | AUTOMATED HIERARCHICAL SPLITTING OF ANATOMICAL TREES - A method for splitting a dataset relating to an anatomical tree structure ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090187422 | DEFORMABLE REGISTRATION OF IMAGES FOR IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY - A system and method for developing radiation therapy plans and a system and method for developing a radiation therapy plan to be used in a radiation therapy treatment is disclosed. A radiation therapy plan is developed using a registration of medical images. The registration is based on identifying landmarks located within inner body structures. | 07-23-2009 |
20100002922 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDICATING LIKELY COMPUTER-DETECTED FALSE POSITIVES IN MEDICAL IMAGING DATA - A data structure for use by a computer system ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100061656 | NOISE REDUCTION OF AN IMAGE SIGNAL - A process for reducing noise in medical image data is disclosed. Medical image data is received and is converted into a binary image (S | 03-11-2010 |
20100074493 | VISUALIZING A VASCULAR STRUCTURE | 03-25-2010 |
20100128940 | METHOD OF AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF THE PULMONARY ARTERY TREE FROM 3D MEDICAL IMAGES - An automated method ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100166270 | METHOD, APPARATUS, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND USE FOR QUANTIFICATION OF A STRUCTURE IN AN OBJECT OF AN IMAGE DATASET - The present invention describes a way to quantify the trapped-air disease and how to allow efficient user interaction for inspection via a graphical user interface. The results of the invention may also be used for rapid and accurate diagnosis of trapped air disease. An apparatus, graphical user interface, computer-readable medium and use are also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100246910 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTING MIS-ORIENTATION OF MEDICAL IMAGES - This invention relates to a method and image processing apparatus for automatically correcting mis-orientation of medical images. One or more image processing software modules are used to extract ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100260392 | CONSISTENCY METRIC BASED IMAGE REGISTRATION - A method includes registering a first sub-portion of a first image with a corresponding second sub-portion of a second image, and registering the second sub-portion of the second image with a corresponding third sub-portion of the first image. The first sub-portion encompasses a first object of interest, and the third sub-portion encompasses a third object of interest. The method further includes reducing a size of the first sub-portion when the first and third objects of interest are substantially similar. The method further includes repeating the steps of registering the first sub-portion, registering the second sub-portion, and reducing the size of the first sub-portion until the first and third objects are not substantially similar. | 10-14-2010 |
20100266173 | COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION (CAD) OF A DISEASE - The present invention relates to a method for performing computer-aided detection (CAD) of a disease, e.g. lung tumours, on a medical image data set ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100278409 | HARDWARE TUMOR PHANTOM FOR IMPROVED COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS - An imaging system ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100316267 | SEGMENTATION - A computer program product, segmentation algorithm, display image product, workstation and PACS system are disclosed, all allowing the closing of holes, or gaps, in failed segmentation algorithms. This is achieved by identifying at least one data point not included in the collection of data points identified by the segmentation algorithm and deriving a measure of the percentage of radial directions around that data point which intersect at least one detected data point in the segmentation, further including the newly identified data point into the segmentation only if the calculated percentage of radial directions is above a pre-determined threshold. The problem of holes and gaps in segmented lesions was previously only solved by amending the steps of the segmentation algorithm or by morphological reconstruction, which latter method requires use of structuring elements themselves not suitable for large holes. | 12-16-2010 |
20110015520 | PERFUSION IMAGING - A perfusion analysis system includes a perfusion modeller ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110051885 | SEGMENTING PULMONARY ARTERIES - A method of identifying at least part of a pulmonary artery tree ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110052018 | APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING AN OBJECT COMPRISING SUB-OBJECTS - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110130614 | PROSPECTIVE ADAPTIVE RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING - A therapy planner ( | 06-02-2011 |
20110142322 | Apparatus For Determining a Modification of a Size of an Object - The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining a modification of a size of an object. The apparatus comprises a registration unit ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110194742 | ONE-CLICK CORRECTION OF TUMOR SEGMENTATION RESULTS - When adjusting parameters of a segmentation protocol for segmenting a volume of interest in an anatomical image, a user selects a superparameter ( | 08-11-2011 |
20110229004 | SYNOPSIS OF MULTIPLE SEGMENTATION RESULTS FOR BREAST LESION CHARACTERIZATION - When characterizing a tumor or lesion as malignant or benign, a system ( | 09-22-2011 |
20120081386 | VISUALIZATION APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING AN IMAGE DATA SET - The invention relates to a visualization apparatus ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120093390 | QUANTITATIVE PERFUSION ANALYSIS - A system is disclosed for quantitative analysis of perfusion images comprising image elements having intensity values associated therewith. The system comprises a frequency distribution computing subsystem ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120143623 | RULE BASED DECISION SUPPORT AND PATIENT-SPECIFIC VISUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR OPTIMAL CANCER STAGING - A system including a display and a processor and a corresponding method for identifying a tumor in a patient image, classifying the tumor based on a predetermined classification system and determining a recommendation regarding a lymph node biopsy based on the tumor identified in the patient image, the classification of the tumor and a predetermined rule. | 06-07-2012 |
20120163694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PROPERTY OF BLUR IN A BLURRED IMAGE - A system and a method of determining a property of blur in an image are provided. According to other aspects a medical image acquisition apparatus, a medical workstation and a computer program product are provided. The system ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120230563 | SCAN PLAN FIELD OF VIEW ADJUSTOR, DETERMINER, AND/OR QUALITY ASSESSOR - A method includes using a pre-scan image to define a scan field of view for a region of interest of a patient to be scanned for at least one image acquisition of a series of image acquisitions of a scan plan, performing an image acquisition of the series based on a corresponding scan field of view for the image acquisition, and determining, via a processor ( | 09-13-2012 |
20130021372 | IMAGE DATA SEGMENTATION - A method for segmenting image data includes identifying a 2D boundary start position corresponding to tissue of interest in a cross-section of volumetric image data, wherein the start position is identified by a current position of a graphical pointer with respect to the cross-section, generating a preview 2D boundary for the tissue of interest based on the start position, displaying the preview 2D boundary superimposed over the cross-section, and updating the displayed preview 2D boundary if the position of the graphical pointer changes with respect to the cross-section. | 01-24-2013 |
20130064440 | IMAGE DATA REFORMATTING - A method for reformatting image data includes obtaining volumetric image data indicative of an anatomical structure of interest, identifying a surface of interest of the anatomical structure of interest in the volumetric image data, identifying a thickness for a sub-volume of interest of the volumetric image data, shaping the sub-volume of interest such that at least one of its sides follows the surface of interest, and generating, via a processor, a maximum intensity projection (MIP) or direct volume rendering (DVR) based on the identified surface of interest and the shaped sub-volume of interest. | 03-14-2013 |
20130117712 | INTERACTIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS - A system for interactive image analysis is disclosed, comprising an image visualization subsystem ( | 05-09-2013 |
20130236079 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSING A REGION OF INTEREST IN AN OBJECT USING X-RAYS - A method and a device for analyzing a region of interest in an object is proposed. The method comprises: (a) providing measurement data by a differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system, and (b) analyzing characteristics of the object in the region of interest. Therein, the measurement data comprise a 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional set of pixels wherein for each pixel the measurement data comprises three types of image data spatially aligned with each other, including (i) absorption representing image data A, (ii) differential phase contrast representing image data D, and (iii) coherence representing image data C. The analyzing step is based, for each pixel, on a combination of at least two of information comprised in the absorption representing image data A and information comprised in the differential phase contrast representing image data D and information comprised in the coherence representing image data C. | 09-12-2013 |
20130236124 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Image processing apparatus ( | 09-12-2013 |
20140055584 | ARIADNE WALL TAPING FOR BRONCHOSCOPIC PATH PLANNING AND GUIDANCE - A method, system and program product are provided for planning an intervention procedure in a body lumen. A CT scan of the body lumen is performed. A virtual rendering is created of the inside of the body lumen corresponding to an interventional camera image. Then a virtual tape corresponding to a planned path for the intervention procedure is projected onto a wall of the body lumen. The virtual tape is projected onto the lumen wall, which is relatively distant from the camera point on the virtual rendering, so the tape does not appear to oscillate like a central thread. Also, since the virtual tape is located on the lumen wall, it does not occlude the center of the lumen, allowing a user to better visualize the lumen during planning, during fly through, and even during an actual intervention. | 02-27-2014 |
20140081129 | USER-STEERED ON-THE-FLY PATH PLANNING - A method, system, and program product are provided for user-steered, on-the fly path planning in an image-guided endoscopic procedure, comprising: presenting, on a display, a 2D sectional image showing a region of interest from a preoperative CT scan; defining a control point on the 2D sectional image within a patient's body lumen responsive to a first user input; centering the control point; adjusting a viewing angle about the control point to show a longitudinal section of the body lumen responsive to a second user input; identifying a second point on a planned path within the body lumen responsive to a third user input; extending a planned path connecting the control point and the second point; redefining the second point as a new control point; and repeating the presenting adjusting, identifying, extending, and the redefining steps until the planned path reaches a procedure starting point within the patient's body. | 03-20-2014 |
20140086463 | GENERATING A SLICING SCHEME FOR SLICING A SPECIMEN - A system for generating a slicing scheme for slicing a specimen is disclosed. A parameter unit ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140143716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A MEDICAL IMAGE | 05-22-2014 |
20140169652 | SCAN PLAN FIELD OF VIEW ADJUSTOR, DETERMINER, AND/OR QUALITY ASSESSOR - A method includes using a pre-scan image to define a scan field of view for a region of interest of a patient to be scanned for at least one image acquisition of a series of image acquisitions of a scan plan, performing an image acquisition of the series based on a corresponding scan field of view for the image acquisition, and determining, via a processor ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140219534 | INTERACTIVE LIVE SEGMENTATION WITH AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF OPTIMAL TOMOGRAPHY SLICE - An apparatus for automatic selection of optimal tomography slices by executing a number of tentative segmentations using the same interactively provided in-slice seed point on some or all available tomography slices. The appropriate segmentation boundaries are then marked and the slice with the best segmentation goodness value (figure of merit) is presented to the user via a viewer. The steps are repeated when the user changes the seed point. The optimal segmentation boundary is displayed on top of a single simulated mammography image, fused from all tomography slice images. | 08-07-2014 |
20140257094 | PERFUSION IMAGING - A perfusion analysis system includes a perfusion modeller and a user interface. The perfusion modeller generates a patient specific perfusion model based on medical imaging perfusion data for the patient, a general perfusion model, and a quantification of one or more identified pathologies of the patient that affect perfusion in the patient. The user interface accepts an input indicative of a modification to the quantification of the one or more identified pathologies. In response, the perfusion modeller updates the patient specific perfusion model based on the medical imaging perfusion data for the patient, the general perfusion model, and the quantification of the one or more identified pathologies of the patient, including the modification thereto. | 09-11-2014 |
20140298270 | WORKFLOW FOR AMBIGUITY GUIDED INTERACTIVE SEGMENTATION OF LUNG LOBES - An apparatus and a method for post processing 2D image slices ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140330119 | IDENTIFYING ABNORMAL TISSUE IN IMAGES OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - An imaging method for identifying abnormal tissue in the lung is provided, comprising the recording of slice images of the lung by means of X-ray radiation, recording of blood vessels, differentiation of blood vessels and abnormal tissue, segmentation of the abnormal tissue and display of the segmented abnormal tissue on an output device. In addition, a computer tomograph for identifying abnormal tissue in the lung is provided, having a radiation source for recording slice images of the lung and blood vessels by means of X-ray radiation, a computer unit for differentiating the blood vessels from the abnormal tissue and for segmenting the abnormal tissue, as well as an output device for displaying the segmented abnormal tissue. Furthermore, a computer program is provided for controlling a computer tomograph for an identification of abnormal tissue in the lung by means of a radiation source, designed to record slice images of the lung and blood vessels by means of X-ray radiation, to differentiate the blood vessels from abnormal tissue, to segment the abnormal tissue and to control an output device for displaying the abnormal tissue. | 11-06-2014 |
20140344742 | AUTOMATIC DEPTH SCROLLING AND ORIENTATION ADJUSTMENT FOR SEMI-AUTOMATED PATH PLANNING - A planning tool, system and method include a processor ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140354642 | Visualization of 3D Medical Perfusion Images - Image processing apparatus | 12-04-2014 |
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20150036908 | EXTRACTING BULLOUS EMPHYSEMA AND DIFFUSE EMPHYSEMA IN E.G. CT VOLUME IMAGES OF THE LUNGS - An processor ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150063669 | VISUAL SUPPRESSION OF SELECTIVE TISSUE IN IMAGE DATA - A method image data processor ( | 03-05-2015 |